Matthew 2 Matthew 2
Birth and preparation of the King
The Pilgrimage of the Magi (Micah 5:1–6)
2 DRA Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to adore him. BSB BSB: asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3 DRA And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. BSB BSB: When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 DRA And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born. BSB BSB: And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5 DRA But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet: BSB BSB: “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 DRA And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel. BSB BSB: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
7 DRA Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them; BSB BSB: Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8 DRA And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come to adore him. BSB BSB: And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9 DRA Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. BSB BSB: After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
10 DRA And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. BSB BSB: When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11 DRA And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. BSB BSB: On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 DRA And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country. BSB BSB: And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
The Flight to Egypt (Hosea 11:1–7)
13 DRA And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him. BSB BSB: When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14 DRA Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod: BSB BSB: So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Weeping and Great Mourning (Jeremiah 31:1–25)
16 DRA Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. BSB BSB: When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
17 DRA Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: BSB BSB: Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 DRA A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. BSB BSB: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
The Return to Nazareth (Luke 2:39–40)
20 DRA Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child. BSB BSB: “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21 DRA Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. BSB BSB: So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 DRA But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee. BSB BSB: But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
23 DRA And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene. BSB BSB: and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”